A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Peter Sheppard who officially retired ten years ago but still teaches part-time at the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Wiltshire. Mr Sheppard has devoted 47 years to Wootton Bassett School which became an academy in July 2011.

Fred Jarvis, former general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), was honoured for his Services to Education.

Congratulations to all winners and those who were shortlisted. As Gerard Kelly, editor of TES, said:

"There are so many unsung heroes working in our schools, and so many schools doing fantastic work with little public recognition."